Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to caffeine and increase in physical performance during short-term high-intensity exercise (ID 737, 1486, 1489), increase in endurance performance (ID 737, 1486), increase in endurance capacity (ID 1488) and reduction in the rated perceived exertion/effort during exercise (ID 1488, 1490) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

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Author keywords

Caffeine; endurance capacity; endurance performance; exertion; health claims; physical performance

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EID: 85078392970     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2053     Document Type: Article

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